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Bruiser Flint has been text messaging with Shaka Smart. Jim Larranaga has been reliving one of his best memories, and Blaine Taylor has wondered, however briefly, 'What if?' VCU's improbable run to the Final Four has stirred emotions throughout the Colonial Athletic Association, and the league coaches watching it happen hope it will impact the conference for years to come. Larranaga, whose 14th season at George Mason included a first-round NCAA victory against Villanova, was in the shoes of Smart, the Rams' second-year coach, five seasons ago. Larranaga's Patriots beat Michigan State, North Carolina, Wichita State and Connecticut to become the first CAA team to...

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